Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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DEATHS DURING THE YEAR 1906, DISTRIBUTED ACCORDING TO VARIOUS CAUSES, AGES, AND LOCALITIES.
All ages. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-65 | 65 aud upward#. | New Town. | Forest Gate. | High Street. | Broadway. | Park. | Upton. | West Ham. | Plaistow. | Hudsons. | Canning Town. | Tidal Basin. | Custom House & Silvertown. | ||
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1 | Small-pox— | |||||||||||||||||||
Vaccinated | ||||||||||||||||||||
Unvaccinated | ||||||||||||||||||||
Not stated | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Measles | 123 | 11 | 105 | 7 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 18 | 8 | 25 | 18 | 26 | 7 |
3 | Scarlet Fever | 39 | 2 | 22 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
4 | Typhus Fever | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Epidemic Influenza | 38 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
6 | Whooping Cough | 70 | 25 | 43 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 5 |
7 | Diphtheria | 89 | 6 | 61 | 21 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 2 |
8 | Enteric Fever | 53 | — | 2 | 11 | 13 | 27 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
9 | Asiatic Cholera | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 281 | 208 | 66 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 34 | 22 | 28 | 54 | 50 |
11 | Epidemic Enteritis | 262 | 205 | 55 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 53 | 33 | 39 | 46 |
12 | Other Allied Diseases | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
13 | Hydrophobia | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Glanders, Farcy |
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